'Body Of Proof' to premiere in Europe

ABC's new series Body Of Proof will air in some European countries before the US.

The show stars Dana Delany as a neurosurgeon who becomes a medical examiner after a car accident.

The Walt Disney Company has now announced that the series will premiere in Italy, Spain and Hungary from January and February. The program will then launch in the US later in the season.

Other early international launches are also expected, although details of which countries will be involved have not yet been revealed.

Catherine Powell from The Walt Disney Company said: "Body Of Proof has generated buzz from the pilot stage and, in response to client demand, we're pleased to be bringing it to international viewers so early."

The crime channel Alibi has picked upBody Of Proof in the UK but it is not yet known when it will air.